Binding: later brown paste paper, backed in leather. Spine tooled in gilt, red leather label with ONUPHRII / OPERA in gilt. Page edges red

At upper left-hand corner of front pastedown is Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed in the plate by P.S. On front free endpaper verso is 10-line inscription in French discussing Panvinio and his works. Inscription at head of title in same hand, dated 1768, and occasional annotations in text

Signatures: *⁶ A-R⁴ a-b⁴

Main t.p. is completely etched, and incorporates the arms of Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, to whom the work is dedicated. The t.p. of the 2nd work is letterpress within an etched border signed by Gioseppe Rosatio; it has a separate etched panel at the foot, which appears as headpiece on p. 1 of the 1st work, and additional woodcut ornaments. The 28 double-page etchings and 2 folded single-page are chiefly of Roman medals and reliefs. Most bear a date; in every case it is 1580 except for plate M, which has 1565. The 2nd etching on G (following p. 18) is signed by S. Duperac. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Ornamented initials, some factotum

Of plates listed in the register on preliminary p. [12], the Getty copy lacks no. 6, lettered E, and 16, lettered N. It includes 2 copies of no. 13, lettered L.I

Includes index

Sloan candidate

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